Opinion
No. 04-19-00570-CV
12-03-2019
From the County Court At Law No. 10, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2019CV05317
Honorable J Frank Davis, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Appellees' brief was due on November 21, 2019. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(b). To date, no Appellees' brief or motion for extension of time has been filed.
If Appellees wish to file a brief in this appeal, Appellees are hereby ORDERED to file within TEN DAYS of the date of this order (1) Appellees' brief and (2) a reasonable explanation for failing to timely file the brief. See id. R. 38.6(d). If Appellees wish the response to serve as a motion for extension of time, the response must comply with Rule 10.5(b)(1) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and the Fourth Court of Appeals' local rules. See id. R. 10.5(b)(1); 4TH TEX. APP. (SAN ANTONIO) LOC. RS., http://www.txcourts.gov/4thcoa/practice-before-the-court/local-rules.aspx.
If Appellees fail to file an adequate response within TEN DAYS of the date of this order, the appeal will be set for submission without Appellees' brief. See Jackson v. Tex. Bd. of Pardons & Paroles, No. 01-03-00862-CV, 2008 WL 921035, at *1 n.2 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 3, 2008, no pet.) (mem. op.) ("'In a civil case, the court will accept as true the facts stated [in Appellant's brief] unless another party contradicts them.'" (alteration in original) (quoting TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1(g))).
/s/_________
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 3rd day of December, 2019.
/s/_________
MICHAEL A. CRUZ,
Clerk of Court